Means for waving the hair



May 13, 1941- A. J. FERMOR MEANS FOR WAVING THE HAIR Filed Oct. -15, 1939 [/vvEA/T R." Aer/me JAMES FEE/140,6

Patented May 13, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIEE Application October 13, 1939, Serial No.1299,304 In Great Britain November (23, 1938 2 Claims.

The invention relates to a means for waving the hair, its object being to provide a simple arrangement needing no chemicals.

The procedure according to the present invention consists in tightly intertwining a tress of hair over and between a series of members so shaped that when pressure is applied to such members, the tress of hair is subjected to compression and tension there-between, the exposed crest of the tress of hair being then alone exposed for subjection to the action of steam for a predetermined period of time and finally dried by the usual methods, the result being that an effective permanent wave is formed in the hair in a very short space of time.

Means for carrying the invention into effect are shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the device; Fig.

2 is a plan view partly in section; Fig. 3 is an end elevation similar to Fig. 1 but showing the hair in the device; Fig. 4 illustrates a modification of the concave member; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing how the device is employed,

The means for carrying the invention into effect shown in Figures 1-3 consist of a single concave bar or clamp member a and tWo screw threaded rods 17 fixed to the concave member a near its ends. The double convex members 0 and the double faced concave members d, three of each being shown, are provided with holes through which the rods 17 pass. The edges of the members d are rounded as at d to form the crest of the wave. The other clamping bar e which has a single convex face is also provided with holes and the arrangement is completed by the screwed hand knobs or nuts f. The convex and concave faces of all the members are so shaped that their curvature conforms to that of the adjacent members.

In the modification shown at Fig. 4 the double concave member is divided along its entire length to form two parts d and d the latter being provided with small pins 9 which engage in holes h in the main portion of the member d In operation the hair passing round the edge of the portion d keeps it in register with the portion (1 but as pressure is applied the loose portion d tends to move outwards thus causing extra tension to be applied to the hair. Alternative means may be employed for keeping the loose portion (1 in register with d such as a light spring engaging in holes in both parts.

The device is employed as follows:

The clamp member a with rods 1) attached, is placed under the tress of hair as close to the head as possible. The tress is then drawn downwards, over the bar a and a double faced convex member 0 placed on the rods 1) and brought to bear against the hair. Maintaining a slight hand pull on the tress it is then drawn upwards round this convex faced member and a double faced concave member d similarly placed in position. This opertion is repeated alternating with convex and concave members until all the tress is in the waver. The single faced convex member 6 having one flat side is then placed on the rods and all the members clamped tightly together by the hand nuts. The pressure thus applied causes the hair between the faces and over the rounded edges of the members to be in a state of compression and tension over the entire width of tress being waved. The hair exposed on both sides of the waving device is then brought into contact with steam for a few minutes and allowed to dry, either naturally or artificially, before the hair is removed from the waver.

The device can be made of any light appropriate material and nonrusting material may preferably be used for the screwed rods. It need not necessarily be straight as shown but may be curved to more or less conform to the shape of the head.

The hair, when removed from the device, will be found to have a deep permanent natural looking wave.

I claim:

1. Apparatus for obtaining permanent hair waving with wide crests and narrow troughs with cross Variation comprising a clamping bridge piece with a single concave surface, a rod attached to each end of said bridge piece, a set of parallel double convex members threaded on said rods, another set or parallel double concave members threaded on said rods and alternatively interposed between the first set of members to provide the means both for compressing and tensioning the hair, and clamping nuts on said rods by which pressure can be applied to the parallel members.

2. In apparatus as claimed in claim 1 double concave members consisting of two longitudinal parts, holes in one part, and pins in the other part to engage in said holes.

ARTHUR JAMES FERMOR. 

